Mayreau Genadine Islans Mission Trip

In March 2019 Jennifer Geiselhofer, the owner of Dental At Your Door and Founder/ Executive Director of Deserving Dental, Non Profit organization traveled to Mayreau of St. Vincent and the Grenadine Islands on a solo dental hygiene mission trip.

The island of Mayreau is 1.5 miles long by 1/2 mile wide with a population of only 350 people.

The island does not have a dentist, and a medical doctor visits only once a month.

If the locals need to see a dentist, they have to take a 4 hour ferry ride to the island of St Vincent.

This ride is a large expense that they do not have.

In addition to the cost of the ferry, there is also the cost to see the dentist and finding a room to sleep for the night because the ferry doesn't return to Mayreau until the next day.

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Jennifer provided free dental cleanings, exams, oral cancer screenings, oral health education, and applied a product called SDF ( Silver Diamine Fluoride) to decaying teeth to arrest the cavities without the use of a shot or drill.

Little boys on the island of Mayreau after their dental cleaning and check up.